| Premier of New South Wales | |
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| Status | Head of government |
| Member of | New South Wales Legislative Assembly |
| Reports to | Parliament |
| Appointer | Governor of New South Wales by convention, based on appointee's ability to command confidence in the Legislative Assembly |
| Term length | At the governor's pleasure contingent on the premier's ability to command confidence in the lower house of Parliament |
| Constituting instrument | None (constitutional convention) |
| Formation | 6 June 1856 |
| First holder | Stuart Donaldson |
| Deputy | Deputy Premier of New South Wales |
| Salary | $416,440[1] |
The premier of New South Wales is the head of government in the state of New South Wales, Australia. The Government of New South Wales follows the Westminster Parliamentary System, with a Parliament of New South Wales acting as the legislature. The premier is appointed by the Governor of New South Wales, and by modern convention holds office by their ability to command the support of a majority of members of the lower house of Parliament, the Legislative Assembly.
Before Federation in 1901, the term "prime minister of New South Wales" was also used. "Premier" has been used more or less exclusively from 1901, to avoid confusion with the federal prime minister of Australia.[2][3]
The current premier is Chris Minns, the leader of the New South Wales Labor Party, who assumed office on 28 March 2023. Minns defeated Dominic Perrottet at the election held on 25 March 2023, after twelve years of Liberal/National Coalition rule.[4]
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- ^ Mennell, Philip (1892). . The Dictionary of Australasian Biography. London: Hutchinson & Co – via Wikisource.
- ^ "Speeches of Sir Henry Parkes, G.G.M.G., M.P., Prime Minister of New South Wales". Archived from the original on 6 December 2019. Retrieved 24 March 2013.
- ^ "Labor wins NSW election after big swing against Coalition government". The Sydney Morning Herald. 26 March 2023. Archived from the original on 28 March 2023. Retrieved 28 March 2023.